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Viral fried chicken chain Popeyes opens in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Evening News
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14/03/2025
Located in the heart of the city on Princes Street, the new Popeyes restaurant opened its doors in March after much anticipation .
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I
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got here at 1030 last night and brought my pillow, my blankets, my jackets. I knew it
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was going to be a cold night, but it's worth it. So I came up really early last night.
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The first three customers for opening day today get free chicken sandwiches for a year.
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You get three per week for 52 weeks, which is a pretty good deal. For me, I'm a student
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at the University of Edinburgh, so any amount of money I can save on food, I'm going to
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save it. The weather was pretty agreeable for most of the night. We just sat on the
01:02
Nucleus awning to protect ourselves from any of the more harsh elements. But it was a lot
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of fun. I made friends with these girls and we just talked and joked and laughed and stayed
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up all night kind of getting to know each other and kind of all being excited for Popeye's
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chicken sandwiches.
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It was really helpful that he was there.
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He was there.
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A bit scary without him.
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It was slightly scary. We met a couple of characters. It was very interesting, I'd say.
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Very cold night. We had to buy these little warmers.
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Specifically for our feet. It was really cold.
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But we made it and we were proud of ourselves.
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And we're excited.
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Were your parents worried?
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They didn't know.
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I think we're planning to...
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I told them after.
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I'm going to tell them we came in the morning.
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They're not going to know we were here last night.
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I don't think they should know I was out here alone at night.
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We're just going to fight it out.
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We're just splitting it.
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We're dividing it.
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We're just splitting second and third.
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Because we get six sandwiches a week, so two each.
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It should be fine. We've done the math.
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We're here today with PETA's battered and bandaged chicken
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to remind people who they're eating.
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Because whenever you eat that piece of deep fried chicken,
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you're eating an individual who felt pain, fear, joy, just like we do.
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And who didn't want to die for your fast food fix.
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We're just here to tell people that there are amazing vegan options now
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available on the high street at other fast food joints.
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And we're just encouraging people to try vegan for the sake of the chickens.
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And we're just encouraging people to try vegan for the sake of the chickens,
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their health and the environment.
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